RTF X66K RTF 366K Topics in Introductory Production 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Radio-Television-Film 304D (or 318) with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Restricted to radio-television-film majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Diversity Newsmagazine. A multicultural approach to the production of broadcast-quality minidocumentaries. Additional prerequisite: Prerequisite for non-radio-television-film majors: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Narrative Production. A workshop in visual storytelling and non-dialogue filmmaking.
Topic 3: Documentary Production. Workshop in contemporary documentary practice, including directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound recording, and distribution.
Topic 4: East Austin Stories. Students work in small production groups and make documentaries in and about East Austin for public screening at the end of the semester and for Webcasting.
Topic 5: Music Film Production. Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic: Music Film Production) and 366K (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Experimental Film. Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic: Experimental Film) and 366K (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Creating a Web Series. Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic: Creating a Web Series) and 366K (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Collaborative Fan Content. Meet creative and business executives from Rooster Teeth. Create original short content while learning how social media entertainment company Rooster Teeth thinks about the things they make. Examine how to bring an audience into the creative process from the start, learn from Rooster Teeth's success in emerging social media entertainment, and explore the role of community in the future of digital media. Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic: Rooster Teeth Meets RTF) and 366K (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Topic 9: Latinx Filmmaking. Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic: Latinx Filmmaking) and 366K (Topic 9) may not both be counted.